The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-22
GEN HRAL NEWS.

CLEAR and hot.
RIVER still falling.
FouR boats leave today.
The local packets arrived on time
with light trips.
The levee presented q deserted APP
pearsnce yesterday.
The Alberta No. 8 is the Wednesday
packet for Whits river.
TuE "Dulch Grave Yard" Is the new
name given the Louisville and Port
land canal.
SHOULD the r. l.. Cobb arrive In
time che will leave here tomorrow
evening for Arkansas river.
Tbs T. B. Sims is the regular indie
pendent packet leaving here this
evening for Carlo, 81. Louis and all
way landings on the upper coast.
The Anchor line packets leaving
here tomorrow are the City Of Provi.
dence for Vicksburg at 10 o'clock m 4,
and the CiIy Of Cairo for st. Louis a. o
pm.
The James Les arrived yesterday
morning from Friars Point, and laid
up for repairs. The Coahoma takes
her place and leaves on her frat trip
this evening.
The City Of vicksburg passed to
st. Louis yesterday afternoon. She
put on here two bales OF nav cotton,
shipped from P.lcher's Point and con-
signed 10 Stewart, Gwynne d %.
The Rene Mscready lin place Of the
Coahoma) leaves this evening for Gold
Dust Osceola and all way points or
the upper coast. Capt. John Higginl
commands, with William smither, Bid
Wheeler and Charley Leitwich In the
office.
THx Coahoms lin place Of th,
James Lse), Capt. 4. I. Clsggett, is thu
regular packet leaving here this even
ing for Helena, Friars Point and al
way landings. William Ashford, LEI
Cummins and George Cunningham
| are her clerks.
The Will 4. Hays, In command
the veteran, Capt. Mark Cheek, leave
here at 8 O'Clock this evening 10
|, Helena, Terrene, Concordia, Arkanss
|, CITY and oil way landings. Oapl
|, VIM. Banker Ia chief clerk. He
assisted by Lew Price and harr
Best.
? The CITY OF ~. Louis, from New
; | Orleans, passed 10 st. Louis at i
o'clock las, night, with about 700 ton
; Of freight. She put of here lao
) packages, including 496 boxes and y
kegs OF sods, lis cases Of brand
!. cherries, 43l packages and IS bales O
merchant 10, 4S rolls OF carpet, 20 bal
F: rels OF rosin and rs empty demij ohni
AT Hopefisld she put OF 200 barrels
J, cement.
NEw York Marine Journal: Find
J, railroad man Of the United States VIII
J, does not turn every stone Tor worm
4 before going fishing for new proiec
I; by which 10 advance his interest, an
We will scare up 100 Western steam
boalm-n who wouid not 20 tvent
9 miles 10 organlEs meeting Tor Ia
promotion OF river traffic III
u stesmboat Kaaterekill inside the m
irom New York 10 Catskill recentl
|, In o hours and A minutes against IN
b wind and tide. The old Swallow one
@. run from New York 10 Poughkeepti
in 3 hours aud 80 minutes. Tnis
better time than the Mary Powell hi
made. The Iron Steamboat Don
" pany's steamers have carried as man
is AZ q, 600 passengers In one single d.
h, this season. TIE Knickerbock'
.. steamboat Grand Republic consume
10 thirty tons Of coal per day. III
Albany Day Line steamer New Yor
d carried nearly 1000 passengers mp u
"a Hudson one day last week. sailo
70, are very scarce In Ban Franclsc
w There are no less than ten big shiI
there loaded with wheat, waiting Il
crews. The CROWNS scarcity oil pra
teal seamen 10 fast becoming
serious mstter 10 our mercha
ma ine.